The objective of Public participation 2 is to enhance the public initiative on the communication with authorities related to urban planning for a healthy and comfortable city. Nordic (Iceland, Denmark and Norway) and Northwest Russian (Saint-Petersburg and Karelia) experiences is used for capacity- and networking building of the project partners and stakeholders (regional and municipal authorities, academia, NGOs, business, informal organisations and active citizens).

The project aims, related to the dialogue of stakeholders on preserving and developing green and public areas in the cities, will be supported by the project activities (which include workshops, trainings, elaboration and implementation of concrete design students' projects, a study visit to Denmark and Iceland, concept of Urban Planning Info Centre and a conference).

The project is led by the Russian Centre of Services TAURUS LLC, and it involves partners from Iceland, Denmark, Russia and Norway.